Design sketches look to add urban green space and new construction to the district south of downtown

10:39 AM,
Oct. 1, 2012

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Written by

Mitchell Schmidt
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City residents will have the opportunity to get an updated look at Iowa City's urban renewal project planned for the area south of downtown.

The public is invited to an unveiling of the draft plan for the Riverfront Crossings District redevelopment project from 5:15 to 7 p.m. today at City Hall to view and discuss the proposed plan.

Robert Miklo, senior city planner, said while the city has plans for rehabilitation of the Ralston Creek area and park construction on the district's south side - likely to start in 2014 - where the city waste water treatment plant currently sits, the large ...